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Friday, April 08, 2011

I can't STAND the sayings splashed all over maternity clothing nowadays. Add some rhinestones to make them even tackier. Ugh. Here are just a few maternity shirts that earn a thumbs-down:

Please don't wear this to your holiday party

More is more: slogan AND ugly screen printing AND horizontal stripes

Lovely

I guess this one would help fend off questions...

This shirt makes me want to ask how ripe her cervix is...

***End of the Maternity Shirt Hall of Shame***

I saw a woman wearing a Milan Maternity shirt several months ago. I loved the fit and style, so I contacted the company to see if they would let me review one of their shirts or dresses. I chose the Annalisa in Mocha, size M. Isn't it lovely? (And Inga too?)

I really like Milan Maternity's line for several reasons. First, the styles are classic; the tops and dresses are all solid colors. No patterns that will go out of date, no obnoxious slogans. Just well-designed basic pieces.

I also love the versatility. The tops and dresses are stylish and flattering even when you're not pregnant or nursing. The fabric is super stretchy. It will hug your pre-pregnancy body, expand to fit your growing belly, and then shrink back as you transition to motherhood.

The Annalisa is both a maternity & a nursing top. To nurse, you first pull aside the V-neck. There's a second layer--still giving you full coverage--that reaches underneath the bust line. You lift up the second layer to nurse once you've opened up your bra. It's much simpler than some of the other nursing tops I have tried, with their mysterious hidden layers and flaps.

If you'd like a chance to win a top of your choice, visit Milan Maternity and tell me about your favorite top or dress. For a second entry, link to this giveaway on FB, Twitter, your blog, etc. (new comment, please).

I like the Julianna dress (Dark Cerulean) — I'm three months pregnant now, with my fourth and a likely wedding to attend this summer. I could see wearing this to both the wedding and then Thanksgiving, after the little one is born. It's lovely, and it can be so hard to find a good nursing dress!

I love the Isabella in black! Maternity clothes are such a joke! I have a whopping 2 shirts that make me feel good about my pregnant body, these ones look awesome and if I wasn't in my last month I'd be ordering some right now.

I feel you, I hate pregnancy graphic tees. Most are so tacky. I love the Julianna dress in the gorgeous Cerulean color. In fact, I may just buy it right now anyways. I've been looking for cute dresses I can nurse in.

I really like the Julianna Dress in Dark Cerulean. I work in a office that requires dressing up a bit, and finding clothing that looks good and you can still pump and nurse in can be challenging. This dress would work in all seasons and all 4 trimesters of pregnancy. The color is gorgeous too! Thanks for recommending the website!

I would choose the Juliana dress. Just because I have my brother's wedding in three months and haven't found any good dresses to wear for a July wedding that would be easy to nurse in. In fact, if I don't win it here, I'll still get it!

Wherever you got the belly dancer picture from, I think somebody edited it to add the saying on a picture of a woman in a plain shirt. The words just don't curve and such as you would expect if they were part of the shirt. Just to picture perfect straight lines, even size, etc.

I'm slowly learning the lesson that I'd rather have fewer good quality pieces than a bunch of cheap ones. It makes such a difference to feel good in what I'm wearing! My current fav is a purple sweater I bought at Anthropologie. It's so distinctive and stylish - makes me feel like a hip mama. :-)

I am about to start my last month, and I'm almost completely resigned to my hubby's t-shirts and basketball shorts. But on our budget, I just can't bring myself to plunk down the cash to buy (unflattering) clothes that I'll wear for no more than a month and a half now.

I really like the Elisa, especially in olive or sepia, but I'd probably choose the one you are pictured in as it's cute and versatile, too. Oooh, or the Julianna or Feliciana for the same reasons (and because I have a wedding to go to in July).

At my first baby shower someone gave me a shirt with a port hole on it that said "Womb with a View" It promptly went back to the store! I like the top you were wearing the Annalisa and the mocha color too!

It is so hard to find nursing clothes that I usually resort to tank tops under everything, and I never wear a dress to church b/c I have to pair a shirt and skirt so I don't have to hide in the "mother's room." I like the Lucia in bright lemon and the feliciana dress! Thanks for a new place to shop.

I would choose the dress Julianna in Dark Cerulean. I have blue eyes, so this color will make them pop! Since I just had my son on 4/8, this dress is perfect for what is left of my pregnant tummy and would look great even after I get back into shape. I would wear this dress pregant or not.

Not original, but I absolutely love the Annalisa in mocha! I am 16 weeks pregnant and just starting to need maternity clothes. It's hard to find something that's both cute and affordable, without being trashy and flashy.